No is a Complete Sentence
Patriarchy says: if you don't want to get pregnant, don't have sex.
Patriarchy says: sex is my right to have, not yours to refuse or control.
Patriarchy says: birth control interferes with my right to procreate.
Patriarchy says: if you have a child outside of my approval, you and the child deserve to suffer.
Patriarchy says: your body is my property.
Patriarchy says: your child is my property.
Patriarchy says: my pleasure matters, your suffering does not.
Patriarchy says: you do not matter.
Patriarchy says: you do not exist except as a reflection of my needs.
Patriarchy says: if you cannot serve my needs, you have no purpose.
My answer does not change even as you raise your fist.
-LJ Cohen 6/25/22
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